diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b326922f49..a4262f9883 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ ExternalProject_Add(UFS_UTILS
   CMAKE_ARGS "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}"
   )
 
-
-set(CCPP_SUITES "FV3_CPT_v0,FV3_GFS_2017_gfdlmp,FV3_GFS_2017_gfdlmp_regional,FV3_GSD_SAR,FV3_GSD_v0,FV3_GFS_v15p2,FV3_GFS_v16beta,FV3_RRFS_v1beta")
+if(NOT CCPP_SUITES)
+  set(CCPP_SUITES "FV3_GFS_v15p2,FV3_RRFS_v1beta")
+endif()
 
 ExternalProject_Add(ufs_weather_model
   PREFIX ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ufs_weather_model